honk

  • 21honk — I. verb Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1835 intransitive verb 1. to make the characteristic cry of a goose 2. to make a sound resembling the cry of a goose transitive verb to cause (as a horn) to honk II. noun Date: 1854 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22honk — /hongk, hawngk/, n. 1. the cry of a goose. 2. any similar sound, as of an automobile horn. v.i. 3. to emit a honk. 4. to cause an automobile horn to sound: He drove up in front of the house and honked. v.t. 5. to cause (an automobile horn) to… …

    Universalium

  • 23honk — honk1 [hɔŋk US ha:ŋk, ho:ŋk] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) a loud noise made by a car horn 2.) a loud noise made by a ↑goose honk 2 honk2 v [I and T] if a car horn or a ↑goose honks, it makes a loud noise …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24honk — v. (D; intr.) to honk at …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25honk — n. food or snacks Hey, I m hungry. You wanna get some honk? …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 26honk — n. food or snacks Hey, I m hungry. You wanna get some honk? …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 27honk — noun 1》 the cry of a goose. 2》 the sound of a car horn. verb 1》 emit or cause to emit a honk. 2》 Brit. informal vomit. Derivatives honker noun Origin C19: imitative …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28honk — 1 noun 1 a loud noise made by a car horn 2 a loud noise made by a goose 1 (1) 2 verb 1 (I, T) if a car horn or a goose 1 (1) honks, it makes a loud noise 2 (I) also honk up slang to vomit 1 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29honk — Noun. A bad smell. E.g. There s a bad honk in here, has someone broken wind? Verb. To smell bad. E.g. It honks like shit in here, can I open a window? …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 30honk up — Verb. An onomatopoeia for to vomit. Occasionally shortened to honk …

    English slang and colloquialisms